Microsoft is advancing its 64-bit agenda with the addition of some new AMD Opteron computers.
AMD said the No. 1 software vendor will use its chips in a batch of enterprise-class HP (Quote, Chart) ProLiant DL145 and DL585 servers that Microsoft recently purchased for its Microsoft Technology Centers (MTC). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The servers, installed in North America, Europe and Asia within the year, will let Microsoft customers test and validate 64-bit applications while monitoring the performance levels of their 32-bit apps -- something AMD promotes with Opteron.
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